Question: How much help do students need to be successful? Answer: All they can get. Being a student is seldom easy. Even on a good day, students can struggle with motivation, juggle commitments, and walk that fine line between sweet success and demoralizing failure. And on a bad day, well, let’s just say it can… Read more »
There are some great features in Microsoft Word; one in particular that I have found helpful, and only recently started using, is the ?Track Changes? tool. I had seen this used by tutors in marking up my essays as well as The Voice Magazine‘s editor, who uses it to mark up my articles. It is… Read more »
Today is Labor Day and I can’t help but remember you taking me to the Labor Day parade in Windsor. You always pushed me through the crowd to the front so I could see. I loved the marching band, as the pounding of the drums filled my chest with excitement. That was many years ago… Read more »
“Empower women and you will see a decrease in poverty, illiteracy, disease and violence.” ?Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, 2006-2010 A good starting point to address the question “Why aren’t there more women involved in politics?” is the Canadian documentary, 25 percent. It is just 36 minutes long and is both inspiring yet challenging…. Read more »
September marks a fresh new year of studies. Earlier this week, I opened my recently-delivered box of course textbooks with the same excitement I give to Christmas presents. I’ve always enjoyed the start of a school year. Learning something new holds endless fascination for me. Starting a new course, and cracking the spine on some… Read more »
For students, September is a time for goal setting and looking ahead at all the work that needs to be accomplished. But September is also a great time for students to assess how they feel about their progress, both in terms of academic as well as life goals. One way to evaluate this is by… Read more »
Sometimes it is a simple conversation that reminds us why we started this journey. A conversation about nothing regarding to studying, yet it can serve as a much needed reminder. The other day I was chatting with my cousin about weekend plans and she casually mentioned not being able to find a book covering specific… Read more »
Okay, first thing’s first. I have to point out that in last week’s issue, our election coverage made an error. In it, we claimed that the percentage of students whodunnits’d chosen to abstain was the highest of any percentage. This claim was based on the report provided by SimplyVoting, which showed a handy percentage after… Read more »
